EP3870346C0 - WASTE TREATMENT MODULE - Google Patents

WASTE TREATMENT MODULE

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Publication number: EP3870346C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: waste treatment; treatment module; module; waste; treatment
Prior art date: 2018-10-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP19786603.1A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3870346A1 (en

EP3870346B1 (en

Inventor

Nicolas Meudal

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Individual

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2018-10-22

Filing date

2019-10-17

Publication date

2023-07-05

2019-10-17 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2021-09-01 Publication of EP3870346A1 publication Critical patent/EP3870346A1/en

2023-07-05 Application granted granted Critical

2023-07-05 Publication of EP3870346C0 publication Critical patent/EP3870346C0/en

2023-07-05 Publication of EP3870346B1 publication Critical patent/EP3870346B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2039-10-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
- C02F3/02—Aerobic processes
- C02F3/08—Aerobic processes using moving contact bodies
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
- B01F23/20—Mixing gases with liquids
- B01F23/23—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids
- B01F23/231—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids by bubbling
- B01F23/23105—Arrangement or manipulation of the gas bubbling devices
- B01F23/2311—Mounting the bubbling devices or the diffusers
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
- B01F23/20—Mixing gases with liquids
- B01F23/23—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids
- B01F23/231—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids by bubbling
- B01F23/23105—Arrangement or manipulation of the gas bubbling devices
- B01F23/2311—Mounting the bubbling devices or the diffusers
- B01F23/23113—Mounting the bubbling devices or the diffusers characterised by the disposition of the bubbling elements in particular configurations, patterns or arrays
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
- B01F25/50—Circulation mixers, e.g. wherein at least part of the mixture is discharged from and reintroduced into a receptacle
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F35/00—Accessories for mixers; Auxiliary operations or auxiliary devices; Parts or details of general application
- B01F35/50—Mixing receptacles
- B01F35/53—Mixing receptacles characterised by the configuration of the interior, e.g. baffles for facilitating the mixing of components
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
- C02F3/02—Aerobic processes
- C02F3/10—Packings; Fillings; Grids
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F2203/00—Apparatus and plants for the biological treatment of water, waste water or sewage
- C02F2203/006—Apparatus and plants for the biological treatment of water, waste water or sewage details of construction, e.g. specially adapted seals, modules, connections
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F2301/00—General aspects of water treatment
- C02F2301/02—Fluid flow conditions
- C02F2301/026—Spiral, helicoidal, radial
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Y02W10/00—Technologies for wastewater treatment
- Y02W10/10—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
Microbiology (AREA)
Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Biological Treatment Of Waste Water (AREA)
Apparatus Associated With Microorganisms And Enzymes (AREA)

EP19786603.1A 2018-10-22 2019-10-17 Liquid effluent treatment module Active EP3870346B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
FR1871266A FR3087354B1 (en)	2018-10-22	2018-10-22	LIQUID EFFLUENT TREATMENT MODULE
PCT/EP2019/078242 WO2020083743A1 (en)	2018-10-22	2019-10-17	Liquid effluent treatment module

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3870346A1 EP3870346A1 (en)	2021-09-01
EP3870346C0 true EP3870346C0 (en)	2023-07-05
EP3870346B1 EP3870346B1 (en)	2023-07-05

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19786603.1A Active EP3870346B1 (en)	2018-10-22	2019-10-17	Liquid effluent treatment module

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (2)	US11905193B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP3870346B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2019363586B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA3116070A1 (en)
FR (1)	FR3087354B1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2020083743A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR3087354B1 (en)	2018-10-22	2021-07-23	Nicolas Meudal	LIQUID EFFLUENT TREATMENT MODULE
FR3120072B1 (en)	2021-02-22	2024-09-27	Nicolas Meudal	Staged process for treating aqueous effluents

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2018
- 2018-10-22 FR FR1871266A patent/FR3087354B1/en active Active
2019
- 2019-10-17 AU AU2019363586A patent/AU2019363586B2/en active Active
- 2019-10-17 CA CA3116070A patent/CA3116070A1/en active Pending
- 2019-10-17 WO PCT/EP2019/078242 patent/WO2020083743A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2019-10-17 US US17/285,852 patent/US11905193B2/en active Active
- 2019-10-17 EP EP19786603.1A patent/EP3870346B1/en active Active
2023
- 2023-12-28 US US18/399,583 patent/US20240124338A1/en not_active Abandoned

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FR3087354B1 (en)	2021-07-23
EP3870346A1 (en)	2021-09-01
US20210371310A1 (en)	2021-12-02
FR3087354A1 (en)	2020-04-24
CA3116070A1 (en)	2020-04-30
US11905193B2 (en)	2024-02-20
US20240124338A1 (en)	2024-04-18
EP3870346B1 (en)	2023-07-05
WO2020083743A1 (en)	2020-04-30

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